Sunday, October 11, 2009

So much to say, so little time

So I was the second student to present my consumption presentation and I like I said during my ten minutes, there were so many topics to choose from I had to just pick one and run with it. Fully aware of my extremely indecisive nature, I was surprised at how easy it was for me to decide on the topic of transformation. Because there were so many mixed emotions on it I decided to focus on only the positive because I am an optimistic person. However, after thinking more on my topic I feel like I slighted my audience by spinning the presentation to make it look like everyone loved Dame Chocolate. I want to take the time to discuss some of the negative aspects I noticed in consumption of my telenovela and sum it up with some other opinions of why people chose to watch it in the first place.
The first would be the negative comments stemming from "the transformation". There were those viewers (like myself) who thought Violeta was beautiful and confident but there were others who thought Violeta wore WAY too much make-up, tight clothes and walked around with her nose in the air. There was also an entire thread just on Violeta's eye color, criticizing how the producers must associate blue eyes with beauty. I saw it as all a part of the disguise but their were many viewers who took personal offense to this.
Secondly, viewers did not like Bruce Remington (Carlos Ponce) because they claimed he was a singer not meant for the television screen. I personally thought he did a very good job and that his looks made up for any weaknesses in his acting! People also complained about the random lines of English between Bruce and his mother, as if this was so unnecessary. Once again, I was thankful for these aspects of the novela!
Finally, there was an overwhelming discontent for the last few episodes leading up to the ending. Rosita was being held captive by Grace and Angel for FIVE months. Once Bruce finally arrives, its like they have to make up in about 30 seconds and then she has their baby. Many viewers called it very unrealistic and I would have to agree. I would have loved to see a longer "repair" period instead of the five months of Rosita in captivity.
The last tid bit I wanted to include is not negative, just interesting. There were a number of people who wanted to watch this novela because of the antagonist Grace Remington. People absolutely LOVED her as an actress and her evil character. Everyone was asking for more. Some people even sympathized with Grace making excuses for her actions. Just goes to show how different personalities consume the same storyline.

Now I feel like the complete consumption of Dame Chocolate has been exposed...not just the happy parts!!

2 comments:

  1. I see a lot of similarities between my novela and yours. I watched Amigas y Rivales and there were several complaints about Feo's makeover, the lack of acting abilities in Johnny's character (who is also a singer in real life), and felt the ending and several other important scences were drawn out too long. I'm sure lots of novelas receive some of these same complaints because they are all so similar.

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  2. Alright, so as I've been watching your telenovela, Caroline- I've gotta admit, I'm officially hooked (check out my latest blog post).

    I can definitely see the different aspects of consumption that you presented. "Dame Chocolate" is a telenovela rosa, and its Cinderella story shines as the typical pattern for the telenovela rosa category. I've also looked up consumption information and found a lot of the same things that you found about the negative aspect of "DC."

    Personally, I thought Rosita's transformation into Violeta was a good one, done in a seemingly realistic way (for a telenovela/reality TV show) to happen so quickly. But it did seem that the character Rosita turned into once she was Violeta lacked the sincerity and honesty that Rosita had. She was not just confident, but she was a little bit cocky... and I understand her hurt that was caused by Grace and Bruce, but I think the essence of a person doesn't change. Or at least I'd like to think it doesn't.

    Anyway, not done with the telenovela yet- will let you know more thoughts when I am!

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